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According to the British medical journal, The Lancet, obesity has become a bigger public-health problem than hunger (Swinburn 2015). Approximately, 30% of the world population is obese or overweight which is two and a half times the number of people who are undernourished. While many methods have been implemented in order to counter the growing problem, this problem is becoming an epidemic and the attempts to curtail the growth of obesity are not succeeding. . It is a health and economic issue, which crates a burden on public spending. .

Since about twenty years ago, Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are a part of our everyday world. With the goal of producing seed variants that are more resistant to pesticides as well as being capable of warding off insects, scientists were able to create a “superior” amalgam of organisms by merging the DNA of various species and make large-scale farming a more efficient method. Today, the world produces more food than it actually needs. However, this relatively new science presents many unknowns, and scientists and the public alike are not all yet ready to accept its safety.

Several months ago, nude celebrity pictures spread across the internet without the consent of their owners. Their publication opened a debate about privacy and civil liberties. In fact, these images could be found on several websites such as Reddit and 4Chan. These social networks permit their users to police themselves and moderators are used to remove flagged content. However, these companies are blamed for their lack of action concerning unlawful publications. Everything having to do with privacy is talked about now, not only the episode of nude celebrity pictures.